scribble

scrib·ble

 (skrĭb′əl)

v. scrib·bled, scrib·bling, scrib·bles

v.tr.

1. To write (a note, for example) hurriedly without heed to legibility or style.

2. To draw (a picture) hurriedly or carelessly.

v.intr.

1. To write in a hurried careless way.

2. To make meaningless marks, as with a pen or pencil.

n.

1. Careless hurried writing.

2. Meaningless marks and lines.

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[Middle English scriblen, probably from scriben, to write, from Latin scrībere, to write; see skrībh- in Indo-European roots.]

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scrib′bly adj.

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scribble

(ˈskrɪbəl)

vb

1. to write or draw in a hasty or illegible manner

2. to make meaningless or illegible marks (on)

3. derogatory or facetious to write poetry, novels, etc

n

4. hasty careless writing or drawing

5. writing, esp literary matter, of poor quality

6. meaningless or illegible marks

[C15: from Medieval Latin scrībillāre to write hastily, from Latin scrībere to write]

ˈscribbly adj

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scribble

(ˈskrɪbəl)

vb

(Crafts) (tr) to card (wool, etc)

[C17: probably from Low German; compare schrubben scrub¹]

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scrib•ble

(ˈskrɪb əl)

v. -bled, -bling,
n. v.t.

1. to write hastily or carelessly: to scribble a letter.

2. to cover with meaningless marks.

v.i.

3. to write or draw in a hasty or meaningless way.

n.

4. a hasty or careless drawing or piece of writing.

5. illegible handwriting.

6. a series of meaningless marks or scrawls.

[1425–75; < Medieval Latin scrībillāre to scribble, derivative of Latin scrībere to write]

scrib′bling•ly, adv.

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scribble

Past participle: scribbled
Gerund: scribbling

Imperative

scribble

scribble

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	scribble - poor handwriting       cacography, scrawl, scratch handwriting, script, hand - something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible" chicken scratch - cramped or illegible handwriting squiggle - an illegible scrawl; "his signature was just a squiggle but only he could make that squiggle"
	2.	scribble - an aimless drawing       doodle, scrabble drawing - a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines; "drawings of abstract forms"; "he did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures"
Verb	1.	scribble - write down quickly without much attention to detail scrabble write - communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week"
	2.	scribble - write carelessly scrawl write - mark or trace on a surface; "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"; "Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet"

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scribble

verb

1. scrawl, write, jot, pen, scratch, doodle, dash off As I scribbled a note in my diary the light went off.

2. draw, write, scrawl, doodle When Caroline was five she scribbled on a wall.

noun

1. mess, state, jumble, confusion, hash, mishmash, hotchpotch, hodgepodge (U.S.), pig's or dog's breakfast (informal) I'm sorry what I wrote was such a scribble.

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Translations

خَرْبَشَه، بُقْعَة مُخَرْبَشَهكِتابَةٌ بدون عِنايَهيُخَرْبِشيَكْتُبُ بِسُرْعَةيَكْتُبُ بِسُرْعَه

čmáratklikyhákynaškrábatčmáranice

kradse nedkragetærlave krusedullerskrible

Geschmierekritzelnschmierenbeschmieren

μουτζουρώνω

garabatear

raapustaa

gribouillergribouillisgriffonnergribouillage

črčkati

firkál

hripa niîurkrass, krotkrassa, krotapár

scarabocchiarescarabocchio

走り書きする

끼적거리다

keverzojimaskeverzotojasprikeverzoti

ķeburiķeburskricelējumskricelētskrīpāt

krabbelen

skribleskriblingdårlig skrift

nabazgrać

rabiscar

писать быстро или небрежно

haky-baky

čačkačečkatinačečkati

klottra

เขียนหวัดๆ

karalamakkargacık burgacık yazıacele ile yazmakçizik

viết cẩu thả

乱涂乱涂写乱画涂鸦潦草地书写

scribble

[ˈskrɪbl]

A. N → garabatos mpl
I can't read his scribble → no consigo leer sus garabatos
a wall covered in scribbles → una pared llena de garabatos

B. VT → garabatear
to scribble sth down → garabatear algo
to scribble one's signature → garabatear la firma, firmar a toda prisa
a word scribbled on a wall → una palabra garabateada en una pared
a sheet of paper scribbled (over) with notes → una hoja de papel emborronada de notas

C. VI → garabatear

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scribble

[ˈskrɪb^əl]

n → gribouillage m

vt → griffonner

vi → gribouiller

scribble down

vt fus → griffonner

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scribble

n → Gekritzel nt no pl; (= note) → schnell hingekritzelte Nachricht; covered in scribble(s) → vollgekritzelt

vt → hinkritzeln; to scribble something on something → etw auf etw (acc) → kritzeln; paper scribbled (over) with notes → mit Notizen vollgekritzeltes Papier; to scribble something down → etw hinkritzeln

vi

(= write, draw untidily) → kritzeln; the children scribbled all over the wallpaper → die Kinder haben die ganze Tapete vollgekritzelt

(inf: = write novel etc) → schreiben; he scribbles away all day at his novel → er schreibt den ganzen Tag an seinem Roman herum

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scribble

[ˈskrɪbl]

1. n → scarabocchio

2. vt → scribacchiare, scarabocchiare
to scribble sth down → scribacchiare qc

3. vi → scarabocchiare

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scribble

(ˈskribl) verb

1. to write quickly or carelessly. He scribbled a message. krabbel يَكْتُبُ بِسُرْعَه надрасквам rabiscar naškrábat schmieren kradse ned γράφω βιαστικά ή απρόσεκτα garabatear kritseldama با عجله وبي دقت نوشتن tuhertaa griffonner לְשַרבֵט घसीटना nadrljati, načrčkati lefirkant menulis dengan cepat-cepat hripa niður scarabocchiare, scribacchiare ぞんざいに書く 휘갈겨 쓰다 brūkštelėti kricelēt menulis cakar ayam krabbelen rable/klore ned, smøre sammen nagryzmolić ګروول، موښل، په خاپوړو تلل، سخت او ډېر كاركول، كچه ليكل، ګرېدل، ګروول كېدل، موښل كېدل، مبارزه كول، په خاپوړوتلل rabiscar a mâz­găli нацарапать; черкнуть načmárať načečkati naškrabati klottra (rafsa) ner เขียนอย่างหวัด ๆ karalamak, acele ile yazmak 潦草地寫 писати недбало جلدبازی میں لکھنا viết chữ cẩu thả 潦草地书写

2. to make meaningless marks with a pencil etc. That child has scribbled all over the wall. krap يُخَرْبِش драскам rabiscar (po)čmárat beschmieren lave kruseduller μουντζουρώνωgarabatear sodima پرت و پلا نوشتن töhertää gribouiller לְשַרבֵט घसीट में लिखना naškrabati firkál mencoret-coret krassa, krota scarabocchiare 落き��する 낙서하다 (pri)keverzoti []skrīpāt menconteng krabbelenskrible, rablebazgrać كچه ليكنه rabiscar a mâzgăli (ис)черкать naškriabať, (po)čmárať čečkati naškrabati klottra ทำเครื่องหมายที่ไม่มีความหมายอะไรด้วยดินสอ karalamak 用筆亂塗或亂畫 накарлюкати پینسل سے بغیر مفہوم نشان بنانا viết chữ nguệch ngoạc 乱涂写，乱画

noun

1. untidy, careless handwriting. gekrabbel كِتابَةٌ بدون عِنايَه нечетлив почерк rabisco čmáranice das Geschmiere kragetær ορνιθοσκαλίσματαgarabato varesejalad نوشته ناخوانا töherrys gribouillis שרבוט, קשקוש घसीट लिखावट črčkanje, škrabanje firkálás tulisan cakar ayam pár scarabocchio, sgorbio 走り書き 난필 keverzojimas kricelējums; ķeburi cakar ayam gekrabbeldårlig skrift, rabbel bazgranina ګروونه، ګرونه، موښنه، په خاپوړو كېدنه، سخت او ډېر كار كول، كچه ليكنه rabisco mâz­gă­litură, scris urât каракули čmáraniny čečkarija škrabotina klotter, kladd ลายมือหวัด kargacık burgacık yazı 潦草的筆跡 щось недбало написане خراب تحریر chữ viết cẩu thả 潦草的笔迹

2. a mark etc made by scribbling. krapmerk خَرْبَشَه، بُقْعَة مُخَرْبَشَه драсканица rabisco klikyháky das Geschmiere kragetær μουντζούραgarabato kritseldus پرت پلا töherrys gribouillage שרבוט, קשקוש ono što je načrčkano firkálás coretan krass, krot scarabocchio 落書き 낙서 keverzonė ķeburs contengan krabbelskribling, rabbel gryzmoły كچه ليكنه rabisco mâzgălitură мазня haky-baky čačka škrabanje klotter, kladd ขีดเขียนเล่น ๆ çizik 塗鴉 карлючки گھسیٹ کر بنائے گئے نشان وغیرہ mảnh giấy ghi vội vàng 涂鸦，乱涂

ˈscribbler noun

krabbelaar مُخَرْبِش، مؤلِّف كُتُب ومقالات تافِهَه драскач rabiscador mazal der/die Schmierer(in) andenrangsforfatter; bladsmører αυτός που κάνει ορνιθοσκαλίσματα escritorzuelo vilets kirjanik, skribent قلم زن raapustaja gribouilleur/-euse כּוֹתֵב לא בָּרוּר घसीट लिखने वाला, लेखक piskaralo, škrabalo firkáló pembuat coretan párari, krassari, lélegur rithöfundur scribacchino 乱筆家 난필가, 시시한 문인 keverzotojas kricelētājs orang yang tulisannya cakar ayam krabbelaar skribler, blekksmører gryzmoła, pismak ژرژر ليكنه، بيړه ليكنه escrevinhador scriitoraş писака, бумагомаратель čarbák, perohryz čečkač piskaralo klottrare, struntförfattare คนที่เขียนหนังสือหวัด ๆ çalakalem yazan kimse 寫字潦草的人，三流作家 писака گھسیٹ کر لکھنے والا người viết chữ nguệch ngoạc 潦草写字的人，三流作家，小文人

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scribble

→ يَكْتُبُ بِسُرْعَة čmárat skrible kritzeln μουτζουρώνω garabatear raapustaa gribouiller črčkati scarabocchiare 走り書きする 끼적거리다 krabbelen skrible nabazgrać rabiscar писать быстро или небрежно klottra เขียนหวัดๆ karalamak viết cẩu thả 潦草地写

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